Oliver Queen (New Earth)

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Real Name: Oliver Jonas Queen
Nicknames: Ollie; GA; Arrow; The Battling Bowman; The Emerald Archer; Hard Traveling Heroes (along with Green Lantern)
Former Aliases: No known former aliases
Other Current Aliases: Mayor Queen

Status

Occupation: Mayor of Star City; Special agent for the Department of Homeland Security ^[1]; former newspaper columnist; former industrialist; former florist; former owner of the Star City Youth Recreational Center
Legal Status: Oliver Queen is citizen of the United States with no criminal record. He was declared legally deceased for an indeterminate amount of time shortly following the events from Zero Hour.
Identity: Secret
Marital Status: Single
Group Affiliation: Former member of the Justice League of America; Former member of the Power Company; Former member of the Seven Soldiers of Victory (Earth-Two counterpart only)
Base of Operations: Star City, California; Formerly Seattle, Washington

Origin

When millionaire Oliver Queen fell overboard from a yacht, he was washed up on a deserted island where he was forced to learn how to hunt with a bow and arrow in order to survive. He eventually escaped from the island by overpowering some drug smugglers and handing them over to the authorities. Changed by his experiences, he decided to give something back to society, in as exciting a way as possible - becoming a crime-fighter, using his archery skills for good.

Place of Birth: Place of birth unknown
Known Relatives: Connor Hawke (son), Robert (son); It has been suggested (primarily by writer Peter David) that Oliver may also have illegitimately fathered a child with Bonnie King, the retired archer known as Miss Arrowette. Bonnie's daughter, Cissie, is the former Young Justice member known as Arrowette. Although Bonnie herself has claimed that Oliver is Cissie's father, this allegation has yet to be confirmed or denied.
First Appearance: (Golden Age) More Fun Comics #73; (Modern) Adventure Comics #218

History

With a nickname coined by the press, Green Arrow and his sidekick Speedy made it their mission to protect Star City. Green Arrow joined the Justice League of America and soon fell in love with member Black Canary. In the ensuing year after losing his fortune, Ollie traveled the country with Green Lantern Hal Jordan while his left-behind ward dabbled with drugs that caused the two to go their separate ways.

Green Arrow fashioned himself over the years into a modern-day Robin Hood that has been on both sides of the law while seeking his own brand of justice with a bow. On one such case, while stopping a militant group called the Eden Corps, Oliver Queen was killed in an airplane explosion over Metropolis. After Queen's death, Connor Hawke, the son whom he had barely known, picked up the bow and continued the good fight as the second Green Arrow.

This wasn't Oliver's end, however, as Hal Jordan (during his time as Parallax) used godlike powers to bring his old friend back from the dead. Unfortunately, the reanimated hero was an empty vessel with no soul, whose memories were replicated from his earlier days when he had a stronger liberal conscience. Ollie's more experienced soul remained in a Heaven-like place for a time, until it was reunited with his body in order to defeat an evil warlock named Stanley Dover. Now, the original Green Arrow is back in action with a rare second chance at life to make up for previous mistakes with his loved ones, all while renewing his vows to be a defender of the downtrodden.

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During the Infinite Crisis, Ollie was engaging in a duel with Merlyn when Doctor Light (Arthur Light) triggered massive explosions. Critically injured by the attack, Ollie (along with Connor and Mia) relocated to the Marshall Islands where they remained in convalescence for several months. Once healed from his injuries, Oliver spent a fortune to hire the world’s foremost martial arts masters to come to the island. Over the course of many weeks, Ollie trained under the masters' tutelage until he was in peak physical condition. He further hired an assassin named Natas (the man who trained Deathstroke) to mentor him in the killing arts – a decision met with great enmity by his son, Connor. During this period, Ollie met a political campaign advisor named Frederick Tuckman. As Tuckman detailed the state of affairs in Star City, Ollie decided to take his fight in an entirely new direction.^[2]

One Year Later, Ollie has been named mayor of Star City. He fended off a recent attack from Deathstroke.
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Characteristics

Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185 lbs (84 kg)
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde
Unusual Features: No unusual features

Powers

Known Powers: No known powers.
Known Abilities: Oliver Queen is perhaps the finest archer ever known. He is also proficient in several forms of hand-to-hand combat, and is now considered a master martial artist and he is also very proficient with a sword now.

Strength Level: Despite his chronological age, Oliver Queen possesses the strength level of a man ten years his junior, who engages in intensive regular exercise.

Miscellaneous

Equipment: No known equipment.
Transportation: Arrow-Car.
Weapons: A custom-made bow, various trick arrows and he also carries a sword

Notes

Green Arrow was created by writer/editor Mort Weisinger and artist George Papp. The character was further developed by creators such as Jack Kirby, Denny O'Neil, Mike Grell, Chuck Dixon, Kevin Smith and Judd Winick.

Rogues Gallery

The following is a list of notable adversaries that Green Arrow has fought against over the years. The list does not necessarily include foes whom he has fought as a member of the Justice League of America.

Alternate Media

Green Arrow appeared on nine episodes of the Cartoon Network animated television series, Justice League Unlimited where he was voiced by actor Kin Shriner. ^[3] Like his comic book counterpart, Ollie struck a relationship with fellow League member Black Canary. He first appeared in the episode entitled "Initiation" and made either full or cameo appearances in the following related episodes:

Fearful Symmetry
The Cat and the Canary
Double Date
Flashpoint
Divided We Fall
To Another Shore
Patriot Act
Far From Home

In October of 2006, Oliver Queen appeared on the Season 6 episode of Smallville entitled "Sneeze". Played by former Aquaman actor Justin Hartley, Queen was introduced as a potential business rival to Lionel Luthor. To demonstrate his expertise at archery, Oliver stood on the roof of his Metropolis office and fired an arrow into the sky after speaking the word, "Borneo". The arrow flew across the street and struck the designation of Borneo on the globe of the Daily Planet. ^[4] In the episode titled "Wither", Oliver Queen meets Lois Lane and invites her to attend a costume ball hosted by Lex Luthor. Although his disguise is intended to reflect the folk hero Robin Hood, the design is more in line with the costume that Ollie wore during the Silver Age years of DC Comics. In the episode, Ollie reunites with Lex Luthor whom he has not seen since their boarding school days. ^[5] In the following episode, "Arrow", Oliver Queen becomes Green Arrow in both name and deed. After stealing a black market gemstone from Lionel Luthor, Ollie earns the attention of the inquisitive neophyte reporter, Lois Lane. Lois (who refers to the hero as the Green Arrow Bandit), plays true to form and becomes the victim of several unscrupulous businessmen, forcing the Green Arrow and Clark Kent to work together to rescue her. By the end of the episode, Clark and Ollie discover each other's greatest secrets. Before parting, Ollie gives Clark some free advice indicating that his gifts should be used for the benefit of the entire world, not just for the people that he is close to.^[6]

Reference to Oliver Queen was also made in Smallville's pilot episode where a newspaper headline announced that the CEO of Queen Industries was missing. ^[7]

Although created years earlier, Green Arrow is analogous to the Marvel Comics character, Hawkeye.

Merchandise

In 1975, the Mego Corporation produced the first Green Arrow action figure. Standing 8" tall, the figure was released in two distinctive body styles, the second of which, came with a yellow colored vest rather than the traditional green vest. ^[8] Most Mego super-hero toys of the time period were provided with their own action figure accessories, and Green Arrow was no exception. Mego released the Arrow-car (called the Green Arrow car), which came equipped with a front-loaded projectile launcher. ^[9]

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Green Arrow MiniMate

In late 2006 DC Direct released a two-pack collection of Green Arrow and Deathstroke as part of their three-wave MiniMates toy series. ^[10]

Trivia

Despite the difference in hair color, Oliver Queen bears a strong physical resemblance to Travis Morgan - the Warlord. Upon visiting Star City, the Warlord was accosted by many members of the criminal underworld who mistook him for Oliver Queen. According to artist Mike Grell, the confrontation between Oliver Queen and the Warlord was born from a joke in which Grell was accused of only being able to draw one style of character. ^[11]^[12]

External Links

References

↑ Martian Manhunter (Volume 3) #3
↑ "The Away Game", Green Arrow (Volume 3) #66-68
↑ Kin Shriner biography page at the Internet Movie Database (IMDB)
↑ "Sneeze" episode of Smallville
↑ "Wither" episode of Smallville
↑ "Arrow" episode of Smallville
↑ "Pilot" episode of Smallville
↑ Mego Museum - Green Arrow
↑ Mego Museum - Arrowcar
↑ DC Direct
↑ Oliver and the Warlord
↑ Green Arrow (Volume 2) #27

[1] Martian Manhunter (Volume 3) #3

[2] "The Away Game", Green Arrow (Volume 3) #66-68

[3] Kin Shriner biography page at the Internet Movie Database (IMDB)

[4] "Sneeze" episode of Smallville

[5] "Wither" episode of Smallville

[6] "Arrow" episode of Smallville

[7] "Pilot" episode of Smallville

[8] Mego Museum - Green Arrow

[9] Mego Museum - Arrowcar

[10] DC Direct

[11] Oliver and the Warlord

[12] Green Arrow (Volume 2) #27

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